Nailing it down

Max Pacioretty completed his hat trick and David Desharnais raised the Canadiens leead to 7-3 before Mika Zibanejad got a late one for Ottawa.

Budaj brilliant

Peter Budaj faced 15 shots in the second period.

He stopped them all.

The Canadiens had four shots at Craig Anderson.

Two went in: Lars Eller's 12th of the season and Max Pacioretty's 37th (and second of the game).

The period included a fight between Jarred Tinordi and Eric Gryba – plus a no-punch brawl started by Brendan Gallagher and Chris Neil.

CRAZY!

Within less than six minutes, Ottawa had a 3-0 lead on two goals by Zach Smith and another by Ales Hemsky .

The Senators outshot the Canadiens 7-0, and P.K. Subban was on the bench after 37 seconds of play and minus-2.

Three-goal deficit? The Canadiens had Ottawa just where they want them.

Andrei Markov's seventh goal of the season started the comback.

Mike Weaver's first and Max Pacioretty's 36th – off a brilliant head-man pass by Thomas Vanek – tied it at 3-3.

Ottawa outshot the Canadiens 13-11.

Desperate Senators

Ottawa still has a slight chance of making the playoffs.

The Canadiens know they'll be playing hockey in late April.

At the Canadian Tire Centre Friday night, the home team will be hungrier. And Ottawa has taken at least a point in all four previous games against the Canadiens this season.

The most recent encounter was that wild March 15 game at the Bell Centre. Trailing 4-1 with less than four minutes left, the Canadiens got goals from Lars Eller, Brian Gionta and, with a second remaining in regulation, David Desharnais to force Overtime. Francis Bouillon, of all people, scored 1:26 into OT for the win – setting the Canadiens off on a streak in which they won seven of eight games.

…I think, between P.K. and Karlsson, Karlsson is the far more talented …awesome, almost

…but if I wanted one of them in the last five minutes of a game down a goal, I think I would go with P.K.

…P.K. is ‘a winner’

…like a medieval knight (call Me Sir Shootsalot ) I have been crusading for Our Montreal Canadiens to retire Toe Blake’s number 6 …and add His banner in the rafters next to Our other former Greats

…some of You may believe Toe was only a Great Coach, and as a Player, did not quite rate such an honor …and/or, do not want yet another low-number retired and unavailable to contemporary Players

…maybe unaware Toe Blake also was a great hockey Player, won an NHL scoring championship, the Hart Trophy and a Lady Byng, led Our Habs in scoring in 6 seasons of His Hall Of Fame playing career

…Hector ‘Toe’ Blake was an key component with The Rocket and Elmer Lach on ‘The Punch Line’, which was the most feared scoring line of it’s day

…most younger Fans understandably remember Toe Blake mainly as the genius Coach of the Montreal Canadiens at the cusp of Our Golden Era …the Golden Era that most of Us, whether We know it or not, were inspired to follow Our Habs as if it was ‘a religion’ unto It’s own

…Toe Blake’s name is on 11 rings of the Stanley Cup; …8 as Our Coach, …2 as a Player for the Montreal Canadiens …and one as a Montreal Maroon

…Toe Blake was the ‘heart and soul’ motivator Whom inspired and ‘showed the way’ to Our great Players of the time, both as a Player and Captain, …and as Our Coach

…His Legacy is greatly taken for granted, I strongly believe, by the fact that Toe Blake’s number 6 is not represented yet in the rafters of the Bell Centre

…the totality of Toe Blake’s legacy, as a Player and Our Coach, to the History and exceptional success of the Montreal Canadiens becoming the most famous brand in the hockey world is way past the overdue stage

…I request all Montreal Canadiens Fans to join with Ian Cobb and I to right a wrong

…We would like to encourage all Montreal Canadiens Fans whom agree with the objective to make Their opinions known to Geoff Molson and Montreal Canadiens executive board, that a special game night to honor Toe Blake’s number 6 with a banner in the Bell Centre is long-overdue

…if this is something You would like to make right as I and Ian do, I provide the following mail contacts to send Your requests to ‘Retire Number 6 !!!’

HIS’ Get It Up ! pre-game musical intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=R5mMRiiCwak&NR=1
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HIO’s BC Odd Couple: UCe, the supercilious stickler; and HIS, the stubbornly relentless ‘schismatist’
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What I WANT ! is an aircraft carrier at centre and nuclear destroyers on each wing going to the net like bats out of Hell !, …NO MORE rubber duckies !!!
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Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEYhttp://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049

Campaign to Retire Toe Blake’s Number 6 !!!

Bring Back Boone, and send Hickey to Hamilton !!!

…and, last, but not least:

Mike Boone MARCH 25, 2014 AT 7:54 AM
Finding every way to stir up sh.. is pretty much my job description.

Galley going on and on about how Ottawa has “collapsed,” that the “call’s are against them,” that all the “breaks are going Montreal’s way.” If his IQ were a little higher than his current 80 he might recognize that Montreal is simply a better hockey team than Ottawa.

Does anyone else think that MT needs to let the young guys make mistakes ? PK is still a young guy. He needs his confidence and we need his confidence. Having him ride the pine is poor coaching. He played DD when he was struggling, PK he sits. I hate to say it, but if I’m PK, I don’t think I sign to play under MT. He’s doing the same thing to Tinordi. These guys have to play.

was chris neil shaking that wrapped hand cause he is worried his golf game will be affected in 2 weeks when his season ends???
scared he won’t break 100.
don’t worry chris. You’ll have plenty if time to practice.